1&1 Web Hosting Review

1&1 is one of the older Web hosting companies. Established in Germany in 1988, 1&1 serves over 5 million domains of personal and small Business websites in Europe, and now in North America.

1&1 Price & Features:

1&1 Internet has a range of plans for both Linux and Windows platforms. Their standard website plan, called 1&1 Home, costs a very low $4.99 a month (a Best Buy), has free setup, and offers:

• A free domain,
• 1,000 MB (1 Gig) of disk space (Plenty for most websites.)
• 25 GB bandwidth,
• 200 POP3 or IMAP eMail accounts with autoresponders,

and a nice bundle of features.

Their most popular hosting plan is the 1&1 Business, at $9.99 (a Best Buy) per month. This eCommerce plan includes:

• Three (3) free domains,
• 2,000 MB (2 Gigs) of disk space,
• 50 GB bandwidth,
• 500 IMAP or POP3 eMail accounts with autoresponders,

and an excellent bundle of eCommerce features. This plan can be either Linux or Windows based.

The 1&1 Business package is currently offered for FREE for six months!

There are other eCommerce plans. The 1&1 Developer at $19.99 offers more of everything. Note that their eShop plans are advanced eCommerce plans, are not for those without experience.

You can get more details at the 1&1 website.

Reliability:

While 1&1 Internet is one of the older Web hosting companies, they have experienced several major downtime episodes lasting an hour each within the past year. While this is cause for concern, it should be noted that they are rapidly expanding, they have state-of-the-art equipment, and they do have a superb technical staff. These problems are not expected to continue.

Customer Support:

1&1’s Technical Support team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be reached by eMail. Good quality phone support is available Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST. An online FAQ is available to learn how to fine tune your website, enhance your eMail features, and troubleshoot problems.

Control Panel:

1&1 Internet uses a customized version of the popular CPanel, which is used by a variety of Web hosting companies. However, 1&1 Internet version has added unique features and a slick custom design. Some consider the 1&1 Internet CPanel to be the best control panel available.

Web Builder:

1&1 Internet WebsiteCreator offers a quick, easy, and powerful means of creating a professionally-looking website. Their DynamicSiteCreator allows you to add Flash animation.

Note that a whole range of downloadable software (Software Productivity Suite) is available that includes Fusion 8 (another web creation tool) and PhotoImpact (a image editor for digital photography, creative design and web graphics), among other software programs. This is very good.

Money-Back Guarantee:

1&1 Internet has a 90-day Money Back Guarantee.

Conclusion on 1&1 Web Hosting:

1&1 Internet is a major supplier of hosting services that is highly respected. The 1&1 Home plan (for personal websites) at $4.99 is a Best Buy, offering dependability and many features not found elsewhere.

The 1&1 Business plan (for small business) in addition offers an amazing assortment of valuable downloadable software. At $9.99, this is a Best Buy for small business web hosting. All their plans are backed up with very good customer support. For more information and to order a plan, go to the 1&1 Internet website.

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